The Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni ( la, Makenen(sis)) is a

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in the

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Freetown Freetown is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educ ...

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...

. The

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is the Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral in

Makeni Makeni is the largest city in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The city is the capital of Bombali District, and is the economic center of the Northern Province. Makeni is the fifth largest city in Sierra Leone by population. The city of M ...

. In 2012 a majority of priests in the diocese disagreed with the appointment of bishop Henry Aruna, after which ''

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'' was declared in April 2012.

History

* April 3, 1952: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Makeni from territory of the Diocese of Freetown and Bo * February 24, 1962: Elevated to the status of a diocese

Ordinaries

* Prefect Apostolic of Makeni (

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) ** Augusto Fermo Azzolini (1952-07-19 – 1962-02-24 ''see below'') *

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s of Makeni (

) **

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(''see above'' 1962-02-24 – 1986-11-17) ** George Biguzzi (1986-11-17 - 2012-01-07) ** Henry Aruna (2012-01-07 - 2012-04-11), did not take possession ** ''

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'' (2012-04-11 - present)Sierra Leone, un presente stretto
Nigrizia, 6 June 2012

Sources

GCatholic.org

Catholic Church in Sierra Leone

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History

Ordinaries

See also

Sources